Rwanda National Bank of Rwanda central bank rate
Rwanda National Bank of Rwanda central bank rate is 8.75 percent, in force since 26 Aug 2026, cited to National Bank of Rwanda. It was 8.25 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 24 Oct 2026.
Official source: National Bank of Rwanda · Last checked 2026-10-24 · source fingerprint
National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) Central Bank Rate (CBR), set quarterly by the Monetary Policy Committee (Feb/May/Aug/Nov).
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| Current value | 8.75 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-08-26 |
| Official source | National Bank of Rwanda — MPC Press Release (English), August 2026, signed Kigali, August 27, 2026: 'On August 26, 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met … the MPC decided to raise the CBR by 50 basis points, from 8.25 percent to 8.75 percent.' |
| Last verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Raised 50bp from 8.25% at the MPC meeting of 26 August 2026, announced in the press release dated 27 August 2026; cumulative +175bp since November 2025. July 2026 inflation 14.5%, 2026 average projected at 13.1%. effective_from is the meeting date, as for the February and May 2026 decisions. Decision date 2026-08-26. The PDF is a scan with no text layer (read by rendering the page). Read from the primary PDF on 2026-10-24.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | 8.25 | National Bank of Rwanda — 'MPC Press Release - English, May… |
| 2026-02-18 | 7.25 | BNR — MPC press release, February 2026 (+50bps) |
| 2025-08-20 | 6.75 | BNR — MPC press release, August 2025 (+25bps; held November… |
| 2025-02-12 | 6.5 | BNR — MPC press release, February 2025 (hold; rate in force… |
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